Impact Stories

Learn more about the biggest issues faced by communities today and how you can get involved with a variety of stories and articles about impact.

Impact Stories

May 23, 2016

Should Wall Street fund social services?

Impact investing works to create positive outcomes for society, sometimes at the

byJosiah Hesse

Impact Stories

May 22, 2016

Family Finds Hope

“When we became homeless, it made me feel as a mother like I couldn’t take care

Impact Stories

May 21, 2016

Furnishings welcome vets home

The Salvation Army often helps veterans in need connect to housing, but the Army

Impact Stories

May 11, 2016

Surviving servitude

When Lydia pressed for her money, her employers simply got more creative with

byMindy Farabee

Impact Stories

May 11, 2016

Promoting love behind bars

The United States is No

byKathy Lovin

Impact Stories

May 7, 2016

Enterprising spirit

The Salvation Army is launching initiatives from culinary to construction Hope

Impact Stories

May 1, 2016

Las Vegas Transgender Shelter Sees Steady Growth

Nevada is the most impoverished state in the U

byJackeline Luna

Impact Stories

May 1, 2016

Reclaiming billboards

A campaign to point people in need to The Salvation Army There it was

byKathy Lovin

Impact Stories

April 29, 2016

Retrain the brain

Neurofeedback treatment is helping veterans, recovering addicts and everyone in

byJared McKiernan

Impact Stories

April 26, 2016

Disaster reduction in an age of rising seas

Adaptation and mitigation could play a larger role going forward

Impact Stories

April 25, 2016

Streamlined path to IDs benefits homeless

Under AB 1733, individuals facing homelessness can apply for an ID and a birth

Impact Stories

April 22, 2016

Salvation Army reinforcements boost Ecuador earthquake response

In the wake of an April 16 earthquake in Ecuador now known to have killed nearly

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Should Wall Street fund social services?

Family Finds Hope

Furnishings welcome vets home

Surviving servitude

Promoting love behind bars

Enterprising spirit

Las Vegas Transgender Shelter Sees Steady Growth

Reclaiming billboards

Retrain the brain

Disaster reduction in an age of rising seas

Streamlined path to IDs benefits homeless

Salvation Army reinforcements boost Ecuador earthquake response

Salvation Army Kroc Center steps up for kids during San Francisco teachers’ strike

257: Music, mentorship and the joy of sharing what you’ve been given with Rhys Jones

She Needed Help, Now She’s Helping Others

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